James C. Christenson

 

 

 

 

 

The beneficent, benevolent angels of God

 

 

The beneficent, benevolent angels of God

never stop watching us

from heaven above

They walk amongst us

and watch over us,

these beneficent, benevolent

angels of God

 

Some call them the watchers in the wood

or the discarded from heaven

But really,

they are

the beneficent, benevolent

angels of God

who never stop watching us

from heaven above

 

With myriads of eyes

and thousands upon thousands

of wings

These sentient beings

record us from beginning to end

 

They never stop writing or talking

about us, even though

they are the most ancient

and immortal of beings.

We fascinate them with our souls

made of flesh which corrupts

and worships pleasure

yet loves, and dies

and we never seem to be sure

of where we come from

or where we are going

except that we are made of dust

 

But much more than that, much more that

For soon we will join those thousands

and thousands of wings

with their myriads of eyes

and their keeping track of things

 

Eventually we will ascend to take our place

among those myriads of eyes

and those myriads of wings

and one day,

we too

will watch with amazement and wonder

at the progress of these most interesting

human of beings.

 

 

©2007 Jean Jones